Brendan McDonagh

Brendan McDonagh

executive Ireland

Brendan McDonagh served as the chief executive of the National Asset Management Agency (Nama), where he played a crucial role in navigating the agency through Ireland's post-financial crisis landscape, particularly during the controversial Project Eagle sale in 2014. His leadership faced scrutiny during a commission of investigation due to decisions made regarding the sale of a significant Northern Irish property portfolio amidst allegations of improper conduct and conflicts of interest.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
2 wks
Reach
12,628
Power
13$
Sentiment
4.75
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
Ireland 4 4.75 0.21% +20% 5,030,000 12,628 $5,100 13$
Totals 4 5,030,000 12,628 $5,100 13$
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Recent Mentions

Ireland Ireland: Brendan McDonagh withdrew from consideration for the role of housing tsar amid political concerns over his salary. 5

Eoin Dorgan Graham Doyle
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Department objected to Government’s ‘housing tsar’ amid concerns over pay and recruitment – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Brendan McDonagh, chief executive of the National Asset Management Agency, was highlighted as a favored option for the role but withdrew from contention. 5

Graham Doyle James Browne Jack Chambers
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: ‘We do not need a housing tsar,’ top civil servant Graham Doyle tells property conference – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Brendan McDonagh was considered for the position to head the housing activation unit with a high salary. 4

James Browne Ronan Lyons Michael Stanley John Mccartney
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Two and a half decades in, the housing crisis is Ireland’s most enduring failure – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Brendan McDonagh, the chief executive of the National Asset Management Agency, believes his expertise could have added value to the Government’s new housing delivery agency. 5

James Browne Pearse Doherty Graham Doyle Ged Nash
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Nama’s Brendan McDonagh says he could have added ‘value’ to new housing delivery agency – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Brendan McDonagh is the chief executive of the National Asset Management Agency who withdrew from consideration for a new role. 5

Conor O Connell James Browne Seamus Mcgrath
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: ‘Thousands’ of new homes delayed due to electricity access – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Brendan McDonagh was the Government’s housing fixer whose appointment sparked controversy between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. 4

Leo Varadkar James Browne Micheal Martin Simon Harris
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Housing tsar row masks a much deeper problem for the Government – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Brendan McDonagh was the Nama chief executive and Minister for Housing James Browne’s preferred candidate for the head of the housing activation office. 5

Seamus Mcgrath James Browne Paschal Donohoe James Lawless Gary Gannon Donna Mcgettigan
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Fianna Fáil says salary for head of housing activation office will not be ‘anywhere near’ €430,000 – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Brendan McDonagh withdrew from consideration for the position of the Government's new housing 'tsar' after Fine Gael blocked his appointment. 5

James Browne Taoiseach Tanaiste
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: If ‘housing tsar’ can bypass Ireland’s Kafkaesque bureaucracy, they might solve the crisis – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Brendan is a highly successful troubleshooter, one of the hard-edge money crunchers drafted in to save Ireland from going down the economic tubes after the Celtic Tiger ate itself to death. 8

James Browne Micheal Martin Simon Harris Paidi O Sullivan Malcolm Byrne Packie Bonner Dermot Ahern Michael Ring Mary Lou Mcdonald Pa Daly
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: A tsar is not born – and that means ‘faic all’ progress in housing – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Brendan McDonagh was intended to be appointed as the Government’s new housing tsar. 5

James Browne Simon Harris Micheal Martin Paschal Donohoe Sean Canney
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: FF and FG continue to snipe after collapse of Brendan McDonagh appointment plan – The Irish Times